Hey, pennant guys

[baseball tourist]

It’s a bruiser! Any idea what it was celebrating/promoting?

[pologrounds]

OMG. Compliments of Mayseum Archives.

[rlevy]

Anyone have info on this pennant that just sold on ebay? I'm not a pennant expert, but the lettering and everything in general just looked off to me. The seller listed it as Jackie Robinson caught in a rundown. When it sold, it was with private bidders ID's.

thanks,
Rick

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-MLB-195...p2047675.l2557

jR rundown pennant.jpg

[Duluth Eskimo]

This pennant is fine and original from the 50’s. They did remake this pennant, but it was with the stiff bright green synthetic material which is blatantly obvious. It is referred to as Jackie Robinson because of the skin color of the runner. There is a similar White Sox version which is generally referred to as Minnie Minoso. Other than being a little faded and worn it’s a solid pennant.

[rlevy]

Thanks. Good to know. The Dodgers lettering style wasn’t familiar to me, and I thought the stock was a little stiff.

Thanks again,
Rick

[Duluth Eskimo]

It looks like it may have gotten wet at one time or was cleaned a little. More likely wet. That oftentimes will discolor the pennant like you can see and also make the material stiffer.

[perezfan]

Yes it's legit, and looks to be a typical AdFlag example, based on the age, artwork and font.

Good pickup!